UP COMING EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
KWEEN YAKINI GIVES AN ENGAGING POETRY PERFORMANCE AT THE HAMPTON STORYTELLING FESTIVAL ON JULY 19TH, 2025 AT THE HAMPTON MUSEUM ~ SHELIA ARNOLD
BOOK SIGNING
BOOK SIGNINGS
A POETIC EXPLORATION OF BLACK MUSIC
RUSSELL MEMORIAL CHESAPEAKE LIBRARY FEBRUARY 18, 2023
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC MONTH CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH
June 19, 2022, Featured Performance by Kween Yakini
Sponsored by: Virginia Beach History Museums & Virginia Beach Arts
TRACING BLACK MUSIC TO THE ROOTS: BOOK RELEASE
April 23, 2022, Hosting & Performing Artist Kween Yakini
HIDDEN HISTORY: THE BANJO
June 19, 2021, Featured Performance by Kween Yakini
Sponsored by: Virginia Beach Public Library, Virginia Beach Arts,
& The Zeiders American Dream Theater
Rhymes & Rhythm with Kween Yakini
Sponsored by the Suffolk Library
Online event June 14, 2021
READ WRITE LOCAL AUTHOR FAIR
July 2020, Online Event , Sponsored by the Slover Library
LIFT EVERY VOICE: BLACK MUSICALITY
February 19, 2021, Featured Performance by Kween Yakini
Sponsored by: The Suffolk Library – Online Event
OPEN YOUR EYES
October 16, 2020, Featured Performance by Kween Yakini
Sponsored by: The Suffolk Library – Online Event
AFROMANIA
MACARTHUR MALL
February 29th, 2020, Featured Performance by Kween Yakini
Hosted By: The Tidewater African Cultural Alliance
THE 400th COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST AFRICAN LANDING CONCERT AT THE HAMPTON COLISEUM
August 24th, 2019, Featured Performance by Kween Yakini
Sponsored by: The City Of Hampton
A CASUAL EVENING OF POETRY AND JAZZ
Hosted By: NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
February 2018 & 2019 Featured Performance by Kween Yakini
AMERICAN EVOLUTION STORY HOUR
Sponsored By: ZEIDERS AMERICAN THEATER
May 3, 2019, Featured Performance by Kween Yakini
I treasure every experience no matter how big or small, and I always give it 100%
The Poetry Kween 